Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1887-07-01
IN TOWN AND OUT.

Corsets specially at Watson's.
Capt aud Mrs. Cotton visited the Capt.
tai City last week.
Mr.. James Campbell. of Glencoe, was
in town Wednesday.
Go to H. H. Days, Bismarck, for jew.
elry, watches, repairing, etc.
A big stock of Wall Paper just received
at J. w. Parker's. Bismarck.
l<~Mrs. w. L. Yeatcr aud Miss Lalie Wis
tied friends at Livona this week.
Postmaster Roop, of Roop, and Miss
Ida, visited Williamsport Tuesday.
Mr.. G. F. Parker, of Winchester town
ship, was in Wllliamsport Tuesday.
\ 1t Is believed in Aberdeen that the A,
B. & N. w. will be ironed this season.
Commissioner Ysater has in several acres
of corn this season. and it is doing finely.
Best Mixed Paints at bedrock prices
for sale by j. w. Parker, Bismarck, Oak.
Taxes become delinquent next Monday;
that is, the penalty is added from that
date
J. w. Parker, Bismarck. keeps on hand
one of the best stocks of Drugs on the
Missouri Slope.
R. L. Durant & Co., wholesale and re-
tail booksellers and stationcrs, wall paper
and music dealers. Bismarck, Oak.
There was very fair-sized audience in
attendance to hear Prof Keim lecture
on Moses" last Sunday, and all speak
we'll Of it.
Go to X. Brady & Coz gaarck, for
sewing machines. A good stock of the
best kinds always on hand and at reason
able prices.
George w. Wescott, of Beaver Creek,
was in town one day this week. The
stray horses advertised by him have not
yet been claimed
There will be grand display of fire.
works at the store of Mr.. s. A. Faulkner,
the Emmonsburg merchant, on the even
ing of the Fourth.
- Mrs. Pitts and children left yesterday
for the railroad, where Mrs. P. will work
for man and wife who are boarding the
hands employed by sub.contractor.
Mr.. T. j. Kelley, very affable and
pleasant young commercial traveller who
represents the Grand Forks Plaindealsr
establishment, was in town last week.
T. AS will be seen by an lad" elsewhere in
this issue, our team-owpers can now get
all the railroad statl0n-work they want.
Eight cents per yard, we understand, is
the price pald.
" Merchant Connor returned Sunday
from trip to Bismarck. He purchased
few head of cattle north of the city
Mr.. C.'s herd is assuming quite respect
able proportions.
VA man with spring wagon and team
of mules was in town the other day. He
had for whip stout cudgel, on the enc
of which was fixed medium size log.
chain about foot long.
j. w. Parker, the Bismarck druggist
has received mammoth spring stock,
which he will dispose of at the smallest
percentage of profit. Call and learr
prices before purchasing.
R~There will be a social gathering ir
Horsehead Valley, at the schoolhouse, or
the Fourth. A correspondent writes
"Ice-cream will be served. Everything
free. All are cordially invited"
Bushman & Co., of Bismarck, have 10
Gated railroad.supply store at Long
Lake (the old hoteD, and are prepared te
furnish Emmons County people with
groceries, ETC., at lowest cash prices.
LWork is now progressing all along the
railroad line between Bismarck and Ma.
poleon. Contractor Fortune has pur.
chased a thousand-dollar, twelve horse
grader, Which he will soon have on the
grade.
Hoskins Herald, GOTH The surveyors
say that by the last of next week there
will be very few railroad camps in this
county. They are completing their con.
tracts very fast, and some of them are
leaving almost every day.
Hoskins Herald: Sunday last there was
quite hail stermN about three and half
miles north of Hosklns, taking strip
about two miles wide, and going from
west to east 1t utterly destroyed every.
thing in the shape of crops in its path
Mr.. and Mrs. Bumstead and little Miss
Elfreda passed through Willlamsport
Monday, returning home from Bismarck.
Miss Ella Brown, who was taken to the
Sisters Hospital by Mrs. Bumstead, was
much pleased to find that she was to be
SO comfortably situated.
A fine mirage--apparently of trees
was seen north of town last Monday
morning. But they we're not trees. An
investigation by the RECORD established
the fact that the mirage was the reflection
Of thrifty grove of Giant Russian
tumbleweeds in the Judges garden.
Z,The saloon licenses in Emmons County
were taken out for six months only Ito
July 1. 1t is thought that not more than
one saloon will be IN existence in the
county under the $500 rata The county
board passed an order recently that pay.
ment for license must be, made in money,
instead of warrants. .ss5